The writer is Associate Editor.

July 26, 2017 00:15 IST
Good science communicators are essential to great nations. Yashpal was one such, a rarity in India
Wed, Jul 26, 2017
July 23, 2017 00:00 IST
Women have taken centrestage in most professions. Time then for a female lead to helm the longest-running scifi series ever. British TV actress Jodie Whittaker is the 13th Doctor — it’s always “Doctor”, never “Dr Who”, except in the title of the series.
Sun, Jul 23, 2017
July 22, 2017 01:52 IST
The statement of the Bulletin also highlights the unquantifiable consequences of artificial intelligence and cybernetics, which have also been headlined this year by professionals who know their onions — Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
Sat, Jul 22, 2017
July 15, 2017 01:15 IST
China cast some light into the orbit, while our home minister faced the online firing squad for a tweet.
Sat, Jul 15, 2017
July 08, 2017 01:26 IST
PM Modi's Israel visit steers clear from Palestine as China’s Global Times hijacks Indian broadcast media’s monopoly on high-decibel nationalism
Sat, Jul 08, 2017
July 02, 2017 00:01 IST
Perhaps, the finest rendering of the torment of waiting for the enemy was painted by the Italian journalist Dino Buzzati in The Tartar Steppe. His global fame rests on that one novel, which was translated into English by Stuart Clink Hood, whose earlier triumphs, as Controller of BBC TV in the early Sixties, included the commissioning of Dr Who.
Sun, Jul 02, 2017
July 01, 2017 02:26 IST
In a week that Indian TV was overrun by Modi’s visit to the US while the American press remained less than enthusiastic, came a statement from the PM against cow vigilantism after a year of silence.
Sat, Jul 01, 2017
June 24, 2017 01:13 IST
Indira Gandhi’s love for the outdoors set the tone of India’s environmental policies
Sat, Jun 24, 2017
June 22, 2017 00:15 IST
What's bad news for journalism and why The Trump is all pumped-and-primed up
Sat, Jun 24, 2017
June 18, 2017 00:02 IST
The industrialised human race is on the verge of entering the geological record. What would that mean for the world we know?
Sun, Jun 18, 2017
June 17, 2017 02:20 IST
Satire is simmered just right in a 2011 fake interview of Henry Kissinger, doing the rounds for the third time now; and how the NYT is getting up to speed to help its paywall rake it in.
Sat, Jun 17, 2017
June 10, 2017 00:43 IST
An act of media resistance for a less than grand cause and why a 12-year-old Indian student infuriates POTUS.
Sat, Jun 10, 2017
June 04, 2017 00:01 IST
Publishing is an expensive, high-risk business, proving more reasons for ISBNs need to be issued.
Sun, Jun 04, 2017
June 03, 2017 06:02 IST
Arundhati Roy’s second novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, raises questions about our equanimity in the face of everyday violence
Sat, Jun 03, 2017
May 27, 2017 00:05 IST
The hera-pheri around the Arundhati Roy fake story, and the relationship between yoga and good sax that might almost please confused nationalists
Sat, May 27, 2017
May 20, 2017 00:20 IST
Fake news can make human flesh out of rara gosht, and the rules for journalism have changed along with the decibel levels of news studios.
Sat, May 20, 2017
May 16, 2017 17:15 IST
Why is Rajinikanth waiting for a sign from above?
Tue, May 16, 2017
May 13, 2017 01:12 IST
Delhi comes alive in this fascinating archival work combining history with cartography
Sat, May 13, 2017
May 13, 2017 01:05 IST
Picking out events wedged in the past, reporting forced stories and fear of a schoolboy’s hack — the many vulnerabilities of the powers that be
Sat, May 13, 2017
May 07, 2017 00:00 IST
This special issue is about once-in-a-lifetime journeys. First off the bucket list, how a temperamental GPS can lead you to the Cumaean Sybil in Italy.
Sun, May 07, 2017
May 06, 2017 03:56 IST
The scrupulous traveller must, therefore, pack several books for the trip — a field guide each for birds and animals, a travel guide and the complete works of Jim Corbett
Sat, May 06, 2017
May 06, 2017 00:58 IST
Indian channels will eventually resume talks with Pakistani generals. Meanwhile, India slips three places on the media freedom index
Sat, May 06, 2017
April 29, 2017 00:08 IST
The frenzy of Delhi’s corporation polls could only be matched by the craziness of America’s enduring equation with Trump.
Sat, Apr 29, 2017
April 29, 2017 00:02 IST
Amrita Kumar’s handbook primarily teaches you to write — 73 per cent of the pages are devoted to the craft.
Sat, Apr 29, 2017
April 23, 2017 00:41 IST
If the future of science is almost certainly known, what remains for science fiction to speculate about?
Sun, Apr 23, 2017



